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What made people cautiously optimistic about Keith Kellogg was that his own daughter runs a foundations supporting Ukrainian soldiers. But one thing we've seen time and again from MAGA is the requirement to betray your own family to show loyalty."
Anthony Bartaway, a journalist in Ukraine, wrote on X Kellogg's role is very much in question. It's not clear why the president won't make a final call on this. There are already too many principals, plus Witkoff, trying to play the hero on ending the war. Kellogg is limping along, adding to the confusion about who does what."
An unidentified Trump administration official told the news outlet A planned press conference with President Zelensky and the US chief envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg has been cancelled. An American call it seems, with
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, James Waterhouse, a BBC News Ukraine correspondent, previously wrote It made a lot of sense strategically to say, 'Okay, Steve, you run this lane really hard, and I'll run this lane really hard.' We're closely aligned, talking about it, comparing notes, and providing that information."
Regarding Witkoff's upcoming visit to Russia, Kellogg said Ukraine is ready for peace – Russia must also show whether it is ready to end the war – or continue.”
Zelensky expressed gratitude to US president Donald Trump for the “constructive dialogue” and reiterated America understands our position and accepts our proposals,
That's why it was so important for the media to be on the spot and work professionally with them,
Both the diplomatic and military blocs were represented in the Ukrainian delegation, and everyone proved to be as professional, principled, and wise as possible,
I can only say one thing about the impression of such a prolonged duration: historians often underestimate the role of human exhaustion in making historical decisions. It is in these final hours of the endgame, when fatigue sets in, that breaking the deadlock and even making difficult compromises suddenly becomes possible,
The ball is in their court,
I hope it'll be over the next few days."
When asked how close he thinks Ukraine and Russia are to a total ceasefire, Trump said If Russia agrees, the ceasefire will take effect immediately,
We do not rule out contacts with U.S. representatives within the next few days."
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Russian state news agencies Hopefully, president Putin can agree to it also and we can get this show on the road.”
After the announcement of the ceasefire deal, Donald Trump told reporters The United States will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine.”
Our hope is that the Russians will answer 'yes' as quickly as possible, so we can get to the second phase of this, which is real negotiations,
As both American and Ukrainian delegations have said, the ball is now in the Russian court,
Starmer said in a statement, congratulating both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump for the "remarkable breakthrough". We are ready to help bring an end to this war in a just and permanent way that allows Ukraine to enjoy its freedom,
Strong positions on the front line and strong diplomacy must work together to achieve a just and lasting peace".
While Zelensky wrote in a social media posting late Monday We're not going to be sitting in a room drawing lines on a map but just get a general sense of what concessions are in the realm of the possible for them (Ukrainians)",
No wonder Rubio said before the Jeddah meeting
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